Håkan Rydin
Professor at Department of Ecology and Genetics; Plant Ecology and Evolution
- Mobile phone:
- +46 70 331 62 34
- E-mail:
- Hakan.Rydin@ebc.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- Evolutionsbiologiskt Centrum (EBC)
Norbyvägen 18 D - Postal address:
- Norbyvägen 18 D
752 36 UPPSALA
Short presentation
Ecology of mire plants and bryophytes: My research focuses on peatland ecology and covers community structure, competition, niche relations, ecophysiology, reproduction, dispersal and metapopulation dynamics in bryophytes. Sphagnum species (peat mosses), rich fen bryophytes and epiphytes are the main study objects. I retired in 2019, but maintain some research.
Book on peatlands: Rydin H, Jeglum JK. 2013. The biology of peatlands, 2nd ed. OUP.
Orcid: 0000-0002-7582-3998

Publications
Selection of publications
Clonality in the plant community
Part of Vegetation ecology, p. 141-163, Wiley-Blackwell, 2013
Oxford University Press, 2013
Part of New Phytologist, p. 496-507, 2011
Rapid ecosystem shifts in peatlands: Linking plant physiology and succession
Part of Ecology, p. 3047-3056, 2010
Mating system, reproduction mode and diaspore size affect metacommunity diversity
Part of Journal of Ecology, p. 176-185, 2009
Part of Oecologia, p. 569-579, 2009
Population and community ecology of bryophytes
Part of Bryophyte biology, p. 393-444, Cambridge Univ Press, 2009
Part of Global Change Biology, p. 106-114, 2005
Colonization-extinction dynamics of an epiphyte metapopulation in a dynamic landscape
Part of Ecology, p. 106-115, 2005
Part of Global Change Biology, p. 591-598, 2001
Recent publications
Vegetation dynamics 1946–2018 in an old‐growth conifer forest
Part of Nordic Journal of Botany, 2024
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Variations in water economy traits in two Sphagnum species across their distribution boundaries
Part of American Journal of Botany, 2024
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Are cows pickier than goats?: Linnaeus's innovative large-scale feeding experiment
Part of Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2024
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Six Decades of Changes in Pool Characteristics on a Concentric-Patterned Raised Bog
Part of Ecosystems, 2023
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Smoke promotes germination of peatland bryophyte spores
Part of Journal of Experimental Botany, p. 251-264, 2023
All publications
Articles in journal
Vegetation dynamics 1946–2018 in an old‐growth conifer forest
Part of Nordic Journal of Botany, 2024
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Variations in water economy traits in two Sphagnum species across their distribution boundaries
Part of American Journal of Botany, 2024
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Are cows pickier than goats?: Linnaeus's innovative large-scale feeding experiment
Part of Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2024
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Six Decades of Changes in Pool Characteristics on a Concentric-Patterned Raised Bog
Part of Ecosystems, 2023
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Smoke promotes germination of peatland bryophyte spores
Part of Journal of Experimental Botany, p. 251-264, 2023
Part of PLOS ONE, 2023
- DOI for Spatial heterogeneity ensures long-term stability in vegetation and Fritillaria meleagris flowering in Uppsala Kungsäng, a semi-natural meadow
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Part of Ecology and Evolution, 2022
- DOI for Effects of operational taxonomic unit inference methods on soil microeukaryote community analysis using long‐read metabarcoding
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Environmental drivers ofSphagnumgrowth in peatlands across the Holarctic region
Part of Journal of Ecology, p. 417-431, 2021
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Part of Functional Ecology, p. 226-238, 2021
Climatic drivers of Sphagnum species distributions
Part of Frontiers of Biogeography, 2021
Variation in symbiotic N-2 fixation rates among Sphagnum mosses
Part of PLOS ONE, 2020
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Mechanisms behind species-specific water economy responses to water level drawdown in peat mosses
Part of Annals of Botany, p. 219-230, 2020
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Part of Ecological Indicators, p. 341-346, 2019
Part of PLOS ONE, 2019
- DOI for Are we restoring functional fens?: The outcomes of restoration projects in fens re-analysed with plant functional traits
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The effects of winter stress on Sphagnum specieswith contrasting macro- and microdistributions
Part of Journal of Bryology, p. 205-217, 2019
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Part of Molecular Ecology, p. 3089-3100, 2019
Scaling functional traits to ecosystem processes: Towards a mechanistic understanding in peat mosses
Part of Journal of Ecology, p. 843-859, 2019
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Niche modelling of marsh plants based on occurrence and abundance data
Part of Science of the Total Environment, p. 198-207, 2018
Competition for light as a bottleneck for endangered fen species: An introduction experiment
Part of Biological Conservation, p. 76-83, 2018
Biochemical determinants of litter quality in 15 species of Sphagnum
Part of Plant and Soil, p. 161-176, 2018
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Var Sellingaffären kulmen på en sekellång botanisk konflikt?
Part of Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift, p. 380-393, 2018
Part of New Phytologist, p. 16-25, 2018
Part of Biogeosciences, p. 5189-5202, 2018
- DOI for Environmental and taxonomic controls of carbon and oxygen stable isotope composition in Sphagnum across broad climatic and geographic ranges
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Century-long tree population dynamics in a deciduous forest stand in central Sweden
Part of Journal of Vegetation Science, p. 1057-1069, 2017
Part of Ecology, p. 150-161, 2017
Photosynthesis, growth, and decay traits in Sphagnum – a multispecies comparison
Part of Ecology and Evolution, p. 3325-3341, 2016
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Multi-species competition experiments with peatland bryophytes
Part of Journal of Vegetation Science, p. 165-175, 2016
Explaining species distributions by traits in bryophytes and vascular plants in a patchy landscape
Part of Folia Geobotanica, p. 161-174, 2015
Long-term changes in marsh vegetation in Sanjiang Plain, northeast China
Part of Journal of Vegetation Science, p. 643-650, 2015
Evolution of niche preference in Sphagnum peat mosses
Part of Evolution, p. 90-103, 2015
Part of Ecosphere, p. 133, 2014
- DOI for Fine-scale dynamics and community stability in boreal peatlands: revisiting a fen and a bog in Sweden after 50 years
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Tradeoffs and scaling of functional traits in Sphagnum as drivers of carbon cycling in peatlands
Part of Oikos, p. 817-828, 2014
Evidence of mutualistic synzoochory between cryptogams and hummingbirds
Part of Oikos, p. 553-558, 2014
A functional trait approach to fen restoration analysis
Part of Applied Vegetation Science, p. 658-666, 2013
Facilitation vs. competition: Does interspecific interaction affect drought responses in Sphagnum?
Part of Basic and Applied Ecology, p. 574-584, 2013
Part of Journal of Bryology, p. 220-227, 2013
Part of AoB Plants, 2012
Part of New Phytologist, p. 408-418, 2012
Part of Journal of Applied Ecology, p. 1334-1343, 2012
Vegetation recovery after multiple-site experimental fen restorations
Part of Biological Conservation, p. 60-67, 2012
Part of Oecologia, p. 321-333, 2012
Part of New Phytologist, p. 182-188, 2012
Direct physiological effects of nitrogen on Sphagnum: a greenhouse experiment
Part of Functional Ecology, p. 353-364, 2012
Part of New Phytologist, p. 496-507, 2011
Positive Edge Effects on Forest-Interior Cryptogams in Clear-Cuts
Part of PLOS ONE, 2011
Direct and interaction-mediated effects of environmental changes on peatland bryophytes
Part of Oecologia, p. 555-563, 2011
Remnant habitats for grassland species in an abandoned Swedish agricultural landscape
Part of Applied Vegetation Science, p. 305-314, 2010
Rapid ecosystem shifts in peatlands: Linking plant physiology and succession
Part of Ecology, p. 3047-3056, 2010
Peat Disturbance, Mowing, and Ditch Blocking as Tools in Rich Fen Restoration
Part of Restoration Ecology, p. 469-478, 2010
Part of Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, p. 170-176, 2010
Trade-offs and habitat constraints in the establishment of epiphytic bryophytes
Part of Functional Ecology, p. 887-897, 2010
Competitive hierarchy, but no competitive exclusions in experiments with rich fen bryophytes
Part of Journal of Bryology, p. 41-45, 2009
Photosynthetic performance in Sphagnum transplanted along a latitudinal nitrogen deposition gradient
Part of Oecologia, p. 705-715, 2009
Mating system, reproduction mode and diaspore size affect metacommunity diversity
Part of Journal of Ecology, p. 176-185, 2009
Part of Oecologia, p. 569-579, 2009
Long-term effects of drainage and initial effects of hydrological restoration on rich fen vegetation
Part of Applied Vegetation Science, p. 99-106, 2008
Near-zero recent carbon accumulation in a bog with high nitrogen deposition in SW Sweden
Part of Global Change Biology, p. 2152-2165, 2008
Är vassen ett hot mot rikkärren?
Part of Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift, p. 85-98, 2008
The regeneration capabilities of bryophytes in rich fen restoration
Part of Biological Conservation, p. 435-442, 2007
Part of Ecoscience, p. 81-91, 2007
Part of Journal of Ecology, p. 856-868, 2006
Part of Ecography, p. 169-182, 2006
Part of Journal of Biogeography, p. 1479-1491, 2006
Part of Journal of Biogeography, p. 1479-1491, 2006
Atmospheric nitrogen deposition promotes carbon loss from peat bogs
Part of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, p. 19386-19389, 2006
Deciduous trees affect small-scale floristic diversity and tree regeneration in conifer forests
Part of Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research, p. 399-404, 2006
Sphagnum borde heta torvmossa på svenska
Part of Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift, p. 299-300, 2006
Part of Global Change Biology, p. 106-114, 2005
Torvmossa - ett nygammalt svenskt namn för Sphagnum
Part of Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift, p. 290-294, 2005
Age structures of modules of clonal peatland sedge Carex middendorffii
Part of Chinese Geographical Science, p. 269-274, 2005
Part of Biological Conservation, p. 71-79, 2005
Multiple gradients in mire vegetation: a comparison of a Swedish and an Italian bog
Part of Plant Ecology, p. 223-236, 2005
Colonization-extinction dynamics of an epiphyte metapopulation in a dynamic landscape
Part of Ecology, p. 106-115, 2005
Ecophysiological constraints on spore establishment in bryophytes
Part of Functional Ecology, p. 907-913, 2004
Part of The Bryologist, p. 293-301, 2004
Part of Ecography, p. 757-766, 2004
Part of New Phytologist, p. 609-616, 2004
Part of Oikos, p. 566-578, 2003
Part of Oikos, p. 13, 2003
Effects of mineral and nutrient input on mire bio-geochemistry in two geographical regions
Part of Journal of Ecology, p. 417-426, 2003
Habitat requirements for establishment of Sphagnum from spores
Part of Journal of Ecology, p. 268-278, 2002
Part of Journal of Ecology, p. 529-533, 2002
Dynamics or constancy in Sphagnum dominated mire ecosystems? A 40-year study
Part of Ecography, p. 685-704, 2002
Part of Nordic Journal of Botany, p. 303-311, 2002
Part of Forskning & Framsteg, p. 54-57, 2002
Part of Global Change Biology, p. 591-598, 2001
Long-term and fine-scale coexistence of closely related species
Part of Folia Geobotanica, p. 53-61, 2001
Part of New Phytologist, p. 95-106, 2000
Diversity and pH changes after 50 years on the boreal mire Skattlosbergs Stormosse, Central Sweden
Part of Journal of Vegetation Science, p. 277-286, 2000
Part of Ecoscience, p. 38-44, 2000
Nitrogen fertilization reduces Sphagnum production in bog communities
Part of New Phytologist, p. 527-537, 2000
Succession on a land uplift coast in relation to plant strategy theory
Part of Annales Botanici Fennici, p. 163-171, 2000
Experimental evidence for a persistent spore bank in Sphagnum
Part of New Phytologist, p. 105-116, 2000
Part of Acta Phytogeographica Suecica, p. 91-112, 1999
Species diversity, niche width and species associations in harvested and undisturbed bogs
Part of Journal of Vegetation Science, p. 549-560, 1999
Part of Wetlands (Wilmington, N.C.), p. 133-141, 1998
Spore number in Sphagnum and its dependence on spore and capsule size
Part of Journal of Bryology, p. 1-16, 1998
Part of Journal of Ecology, p. 293-303, 1998
Part of New Phytologist, p. 677-684, 1998
Kärlväxtfloran på nedlagda ängar och åkrar vid torp i Kilsbergen efter 50 och 90 års igenväxning
Part of Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift, p. 211-226, 1998
Part of Forest Ecology and Management, p. 147-158, 1998
Effects of competition, grazing and cotyledon nutrient supply on growth of Quercus robur seedlings
Part of Oikos, p. 53-58, 1997
Competition between Sphagnum species under controlled conditions
Part of The Bryologist, p. 302-307, 1997
Part of Nordic Journal of Botany, p. 215-223, 1997
Biological characteristics, habitat associations, and distribution of macrofungi in Sweden
Part of Conservation Biology, p. 628-640, 1997
Part of Advances in Bryology, p. 135-168, 1997
Effects of density and water level on recruitment, mortality and shoot size in Sphagnum populations
Part of Journal of Bryology, p. 439-453, 1995
Part of Daphne, p. 4-11, 1995
Competition and coexistence in plant communities
Part of Trends in Ecology & Evolution, p. 246-250, 1994
Mechanisms of interactions among Sphagnum species along water-level gradients
Part of Advances in Bryology, p. 153-185, 1993
Interspecific competition among Sphagnum mosses on a raised bog
Part of Oikos, p. 413-423, 1993
Viable seeds in sediments in Lake Hjälmaren
Part of Aquatic Botany, p. 289-293, 1991
Plant characteristics over a century of primary succession on islands: Lake Hjälmaren
Part of Ecology, p. 1089-1101, 1991
Part of Oikos, p. 215-221, 1991
On estimating the species-area relationship: commenting Loehle
Part of Oikos, p. 145-146, 1990
Biomass, root penetration and heavy metal uptake in birch in a soil cover over copper tailings
Part of Journal of Applied Ecology, p. 585-595, 1989
Transport of carbon and phosphorus compounds about Sphagnum
Part of Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B Biological Sciences, p. 63-84, 1989
Part of Journal of Bryology, p. 565-581, 1989
Utilization of waste products and inorganic fertilizer in the restoration of iron-mine tailings
Part of Journal of Applied Ecology, p. 1083-1088, 1989
Part of Holarctic Ecology, p. 163-172, 1989
Primary succession over sixty years on hundred-year old islets in Lake Hjälmaren, Sweden
Part of Vegetatio, p. 159-168, 1988
Plant species richness on islands over a century of primary succession: Lake Hjälmaren
Part of Ecology, p. 916-927, 1988
Micro-distribution of Sphagnum species in relation to physical environment and competition
Part of Symposia Biologica Hungarica, p. 295-304, 1987
Competition and niche separation in Sphagnum
Part of Canadian Journal of Botany, p. 1817-1824, 1986
Photosynthesis in Sphagnum at different water contents
Part of Journal of Bryology, p. 579-584, 1985
Tolerance of Sphagnum to water level
Part of Journal of Bryology, p. 571-578, 1985
Effect of water level on desiccation of Sphagnum in relation to surrounding Sphagna
Part of Oikos, p. 374-379, 1985
Some factors affecting temperature in Sphagnum vegetation. - An experimental analysis
Part of Cryptogamie, Bryologie et Lichénologie, p. 361-372, 1984
Articles, review/survey
Towards a trait-based ecology of wetland vegetation
Part of Journal of Ecology, p. 1623-1635, 2017
Peatlands and the carbon cycle: from local processes to global implications – a synthesis
Part of Biogeosciences, p. 1475-1491, 2008
Växtbiologi: nu och för 100 år sedan
Part of Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift, p. 1-10, 1998
Books
Oxford University Press, 2013
Oxford University Press, 2006
Swedish Phytogeographical Society, 1999
Chapters in book
Clonality in the plant community
Part of Vegetation ecology, p. 141-163, Wiley-Blackwell, 2013
Restaurering av dikade rikkärr
Part of Naturvårdskedjan - för en effektiv naturvård, p. 252-268, Centrum för biologisk mångfald, 2011
Bevarande av våtmarker - hur ska vi göra?
Part of Naturvårdskedjan - för en effektiv naturvård, p. 246-251, Centrum för biologisk mångfald, 2011
Population and community ecology of bryophytes
Part of Bryophyte biology, p. 393-444, Cambridge Univ Press, 2009
The role of Sphagnum in peatland development and persistence
Part of Boreal peatland ecosystems, p. 47-67, Springer-Verlag, 2006
Clonal plants in the community
Part of Vegetation ecology, p. 129-146, Blackwell, Oxford, 2005
Part of Environmental science, p. 68-91, Baltic University Press, 2003
Part of Environmental Science, p. 68-91, Baltic University Press, 2003
Part of Advances in Global Change Research, Vol. 9, Springer, 2001
Förändras floran av kvävenedfallet?
Part of Effekter av kvävenedfall på skogsekosystem, Naturvårdsverket, 2000
Does nitrogen deposition change the flora?
Part of Effects of nitrogen deposition on forest ecosystems, Naturvårdsverket, 2000
Vegetationen på skär bildade vid Hjälmarsänkningen i hundraårigt perspektiv
Part of Årsbok 1987, Hembygdsföreningen Arboga Minne, 1987